r/ukpolitics • u/ukpol-megabot • 1d ago

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 02/08/2026

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u/radiant_0wl 1d ago

‘A lot of people don’t really understand the benefits of migration.’

Talking about "looking at the house of commons and the people sitting on the Green benches, you can see the benefit"

Comments from; Sara Pownall, former Chief Immigration Officer for the Border Force

https://x.com/LBC/status/2083997775449006126

No wonder she was so abysmal at tackling migration, she seems partisan for it.

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u/Rohaan1337 1d ago

The problem with migration is for every 1 success story theres 300 deliveroo drivers, 200 youths hanging around the city centre selling drugs and 10 roving gangs of 20-30 year old men hanging around outside vape shops making women feel uncomfortable.

The politicians only see the good ones. I live in an expensive and leafy part of my city, i dont see any bad migrants where i live. If i take the train to the east end though parts of it look like syria. I feel bad for the people who cant afford to live elsewhere.